How does SLVUSD Charter compare to other elementary schools in Ben Lomond?

SLVUSD Charter has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.3/100, placing it at the 71st percentile statewide. 25% of students exceed standard, with a total of 796 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at SLVUSD Charter?

25.1% of students at SLVUSD Charter exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 50.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is SLVUSD Charter improving or declining?

SLVUSD Charter's proficiency rate decreases by 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at SLVUSD Charter?

4.9% of students at SLVUSD Charter are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

SLVUSD Charter

San Lorenzo Valley Unified Ben Lomond Santa Cruz County 95005 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

796 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

290 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

22%

Teachers

12 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 11.7%

White 74.5%

Black 0.7%

Other 13.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for SLVUSD Charter
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	25.1%
Met Standard	25.0%
Below Standard	50.0%

Exceeded

25.1%

Met

25.0%

Below

50.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for SLVUSD Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

25.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the San Lorenzo Valley Unified district average of 25.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 23.8% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 4.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

25.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

50.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-5.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

4.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

796

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	13	23.1%	15.4%	30.8%	30.8%	38.5%
4th	17	52.9%	11.8%	11.8%	23.5%	64.7%
5th	15	13.3%	26.7%	20.0%	40.0%	40.0%
6th	37	27.0%	37.8%	18.9%	16.2%	64.9%
7th	48	29.2%	41.7%	20.8%	8.3%	70.8%
8th	35	22.9%	42.9%	14.3%	20.0%	65.7%
11th	34	52.9%	20.6%	8.8%	17.6%	73.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	13	7.7%	30.8%	15.4%	46.1%	38.5%
4th	17	11.8%	17.6%	35.3%	35.3%	29.4%
5th	15	13.3%	13.3%	13.3%	60.0%	26.7%
6th	37	35.1%	8.1%	40.5%	16.2%	43.2%
7th	48	29.2%	27.1%	22.9%	20.8%	56.3%
8th	35	8.6%	37.1%	20.0%	34.3%	45.7%
11th	34	20.6%	14.7%	20.6%	44.1%	35.3%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.0

San Lorenzo Valley Elementary

San Lorenzo Valley Unified · 1.5 mi

52.0

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